Liber XVIII · Jainism
Chapter I
Ahimsa & the Vows
6 min readAhimsa and the Jain Vows: Non-Violence in Jain PracticeAhimsa and the Jain vows explained: non-violence toward all life, the five great vows of monks and nuns, the twelve lay vows, Jain diet and sallekhana.7 min readAparigraha: Non-Possession, Wealth and Giving in JainismAparigraha, the Jain vow of non-possession: its meaning for monks and laypeople, Jain merchant ethics, the theology of giving (dana) and animal shelters.7 min readJain Meditation: Samayika, Kayotsarga and Preksha DhyanaJain meditation explained: the four kinds of dhyana, the twelve reflections, samayika and kayotsarga, Hemachandra's Yogashastra and Preksha Dhyana.8 min readSallekhana and Santhara: The Jain Ritual of Fasting to DeathSallekhana, or santhara, is the Jain vow of a calm death by gradual fasting: its texts, conditions, history, memorials and the modern legal debate.